grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

by Tristan on January 20, 2011. Valuations. I think it’s difficult, if not impossible, to value a pre-revenue company with any reasonable accuracy. I was approached with one sweat equity offer that placed the valuation of the company at >$5 million pre-money and before even a seed round of funding. Jan 20 -->.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 20, 2009

"  The problem has been that too-high valuations and too generous terms have spawned painful down rounds that squash the entrepreneur and his early investors.  up to $10MM in revenue.  up to $10MM in revenue.    And it is unarguably what has driven valuation bubbles in the past.  

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Philippe Botteri.

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